Spurs hope to slow Curry, take 2-0 lead over Warriors

(Sports Network) - The San Antonio Spurs are fortunate to be up 1-0 in their
series with the Golden State Warriors, but they'll try for a commanding lead
Wednesday night when the two teams jump it up for Game 2 at the AT&T Center.

Manu Ginobili, who was all of 4-for-19 from the floor, buried a 3-pointer with
1.2 seconds left on the clock in double-overtime to give the Spurs a 129-127
victory.

The Warriors built an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter, but frittered it
all away. It was a huge comeback victory for a San Antonio squad that isn't
going to dwell on it.

"It is over. You can enjoy it for a short period of time," Spurs coach Gregg
Popovich said after practice on Tuesday. "We know how they'll come back and
they'll react to a tough loss. They reacted well in Denver in the same
situation and they'll react well tomorrow."

Popovich is referring to the Warriors winning Game 2 in their first-round
series with the Denver Nuggets. After losing a heartbreaker in Game 1 when
Andre Miller scored on a late layup, Golden State won in Denver, something
only three teams did all regular season.

"We went through the same thing during Game 1 with our series with Denver,"
Stephen Curry said. "We know how to come back because we have been a resilient
team all year. We just have to turn it back on and be ready to go for Game 2."

Curry has been ready to go the entire postseason. He was awesome in Game 1
with 44 points, including 22 in the third quarter alone. Curry, who played all
but four seconds of the double-overtime thriller, went 18-for-35 from the
field, 6-for-14 from long range, and even handed out 11 assists.

"We'd like to figure out how to hold Curry below 40," said Popovich.

Good luck.

Curry is averaging 27.1 ppg during the postseason, which is third-best behind
Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Carmelo Anthony of the New York
Knicks.

The Spurs were led by their point guard Tony Parker, who had 28 points. Danny
Green went 6-for-9 from long range for 22, then came Duncan with 19 and 11
rebounds. Duncan battled flu-like symptoms and was limited to 34 minutes.

Ginobili finished with 16 points, on two made 3-pointers, and 11 assists and
became the hero, despite his horrendous shooting night.

"It's only the second one I made all day," Ginobili said. "Good timing,
though."